Environmental Impact Assessment of Qarehsoo-Zarringol Dam and Irrigation & Drainage Network

 

Parviz shakeri

Moshaver yekom consulting Engineers

 

  

    The project for the construction of a storage dam near Aliabad city in Golestan Province has been anticipated to provide irrigation water and develop 16000 ha of rain fed areas. The identification of the existing environment has been dealt within four disciplines including the physical, biological, socio-economic and cultural environment and man-made environment. The environmental impacts of the project have been identified and the rate of impacts for the design alternatives have been anticipated. The environmental assessment procedure of the project has been prepared on the basis of the method presented by the International Commission On large Dams ( ICOLD ). Finally it is concluded that one design alternative has the sole priority for implementation. The mitigation measures and the environmental management plan including controlling and monitoring of the environment at the construction and the operation phases of the project have been prepared.

 

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